BEIJING, China: A security treaty being drafted by China and the Solomon Islands would see Chinese police and other security forces operating on the Pacific island. The pact is drawing concern among officials in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Government officials on the Solomon Islands said this week that a draft agreement with […]
PARIS, France: French General Eric Vidaud will resign as head of the Directorate of Military Intelligence after he did not warn the government of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as reported by Agencie France Press. Government sources said Vidaud has been criticized for conducting “insufficient briefings” and “failure to master the issues.” For months before […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Mayor Eric Adams has ordered every homeless camp in New York City to be taken down within two weeks, arguing that the situation is not only dangerous to those living there, but to the city itself. On 25 March Adams said, “We are going to rid the encampments off our […]
MIAMI, Florida: According to a new LendingTree study of home vacancies across the U.S., Florida has the greatest number of empty homes in the country. In addition, the study found there are more than 16 million empty houses across the United States. Florida also has the sixth largest percentage of vacant units in the U.S., […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: The Honduran Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Juan Orlando Hernndez to the U.S., where the former president will face drug trafficking and firearms possession charges. The court’s decision to reject Hernndez’s appeal ratifies a 16th March decision by a Honduran judge to grant his extradition to the U.S. In a statement, […]
HARTFORD, Connecticut: A former employee of the Yale School of Medicine, Jamie Petrone, 42, has pleaded guilty to fraud and tax charges. She was arrested last September. The charges carry a maximum of 20 years imprisonment, and one count of filing a false tax return, which carries a maximum of three years. She is scheduled […]
WASHINGTON D.C.: As the U.S. will need far more lithium to achieve its clean energy goals, the race is on to mine more lithium, and the industry that mines, extracts and processes the chemical element is expected to grow. However, this goal faces many challenges from environmentalists, indigenous groups and government regulators. While lithium reserves […]
WASHINGTON D.C.: Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry has resigned from the House of Representatives after a California jury convicted him of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national. In a letter to the House, nine-term Republican Fortenberry said he was resigning from Congress, effective 31 March. “It has been my […]
WASHINGTON D.C.: In a new NBC News poll, 70 percent of Americans expressed a lack of confidence in the ability of President Joe Biden to properly handle Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while 80 percent voiced concern that the war will increase gas prices and potentially involve nuclear weapons. During the highest jump in inflation in […]
KABUL, Afghanistan: Two sources have confirmed to Reuters that the Taliban have told Afghan airlines that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male chaperone. The move comes after the Taliban backtracked on their previous commitment to open high schools to girls, which shocked many Afghans and was condemned by humanitarian agencies and […]